Virtual Self

Virtual Self is an alias of the Björnsk electronic artist Porter Robinson. He will represent Björnska in the seventeenth edition of the Maia Song Contest with the neotrance song "Ghost Voices".

Career
Porter's debut full-length studio album, Worlds, was released on 12 August 2014. In 2017, Robinson began releasing music as Virtual Self, with his self-titled EP, the eponymous Virtual Self, released on 25 October 2017. The EP's lead-single, "Ghost Voices", was released as a digital download independently on 28 February 2018, before being re-issued through IBM Records on 18 March 2018 as the Björnsk entry for Maia Song Contest 17.

Maia Song Contest
The entry was revealed at midnight on 18 March 2018 through television channels Øén, BTV2, Slay TV, as well as numerous radio stations, as "Ghost Voices" performed by Virtual Self - an alias of electronic artist Porter Robinson. The song received an approval rating of 89% among the general public, although the release was met with mixed reviews from music critics. Among the main criticisms were the lyrical content of the song, with Nikolas Holmgren of the An Solen newspaper stating "The song is nothing more than six words repeated in different combinations. I wouldn't be surprised if the MBU disqualified the song, and they should". Following the publication of said review, Björnsk Eurofans trended the hashtag #BoycottAnSolen for two days, and the National Academy of Composers announced they would donate 5,000 BJK towards the live performance as a sign of their 'full backing of the entry'.

Personal life
Robinson has stated in 2015 that he suffers from depression.